Planning Charlotte’s Future

Transportation & Planning CommitteeMarch 14, 2016

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Livable city

Vibrant economy

Thriving natural environment

Diverse population

Choices for housing, education, employment

Safe & attractive neighborhoods

Citizen involvement

Charlotte will continue to be one of the most livable cities in the country, with a vibrant economy, a thriving natural environment, a diverse population and a cosmopolitan outlook. Charlotteans will enjoy a range of choices for housing, transportation, education, entertainment and employment. Safe and attractive neighborhoods will continue to be central to the City’s identity and citizen involvement key to its vitality.

Charlotte’s Vision…

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Activity Centers are generally appropriate for new growth,

with generally increased intensity of development.

Growth Corridorsare priority locations for new growth, but

may include specific neighborhoods for preservation.

Wedgesare predominantly low density residential

with limited higher density housing and neighborhood serving

commercial uses.

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Implementing Our Vision: Centers, Corridors & Wedges

TransportationAction Plan

CommunityCharacter

Manual

ComprehensiveTransportation

Plan

CharlotteBikes

CharlotteWalks

TransitSystem

Plan

Zoning & Development

Ordinance

Centers,Corridors &

Wedges

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Planning to Create a Great City

CommunityCharacter

Manual

Zoning & Development

Ordinance

Centers,Corridors &

Wedges

• Development Ordinance

• Community Character Policy

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Planning to Create a Great Places

• Placed Based: Align zoning districts with “Charlotte places” to implement the vision in our plans and policies

• Hybrid Approach to Design: Utilize zoning techniques (e.g., form-based and performance standards) based on the intent and needs of the district

• Less Reliance on Conditions: Create clearer and predictable districts that lead to desired development by-right

• Unified Development Ordinance: Combine development ordinances in one place to eliminate inconsistencies and create a streamlined process and user understanding

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Draft Ordinance Foundation & Approach

Place Types: What will they do?

• Foundation for updated Development Ordinance

• Fills Policy and Land Use gaps

• Establishes a common language and vision for future area plans

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Community Character & Place Types

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OPEN SPACEDENSITY

LAND USE

HEIGHT

STREETS

SETBACK

CHOICES

SIDEWALKS

PARKING

What makes a “place”?

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Place Types: How do they relate to our current plans & polices?

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Tree lined streets with Office, Retail and Residential

1 million sf Suburban Mall

Where Am I?

Place Types: Filling gaps in our public vocabulary

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It’s About Creating a Community of Great Places

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Charlotte has many places…

14‐county, bi‐state regional public process (2005-2008)

Building upon a foundation:

• 3 year process

• Public, Private and Nonprofit

• 80+ Public Engagement Opportunities

• 400+ Regional Leaders

• 60 Local Governments & Government Agencies

• 8,400 individuals participated

Place Types: Building on an existing foundation

Place TypesFrom Working Farms to

Metropolitan Centers

Place Types: Building on an existing foundation

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Insert pics of place type posters

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Place Types: How we will define

Land Use

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MobilityOpen Space

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March - June

• Public open house (Transportation Fair March 22nd)

• TAP Committee & Planning Commission updates

June - December

• Public workshops & Community meetings(test and map place types throughout the city)

• Draft Community Character Policy (place types) for Council adoption (early 2017)

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Public Input:Education & input on community character and place-type framework

Public Input:Testing and mapping place types throughout the city

Place Types: Next Steps

Phase 1 & 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

6 Months

18 MonthsFoundation & Approach• Define approach & goals • Define process and

engagement plan• Define the Community

Character policy • Establish the type and

organization of Ordinance

Community Character Policy• Create a policy foundation that

links to new Ordinance.

Draft Ordinance• Develop Draft Ordinance• Public & Stakeholder

Engagement• Technical Review

Community Character Review & Mapping• Public & Stakeholder

Engagement• Mapping Review

Adoption• Complete public

review & adoption

TBD

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Development Ordinance: Overall Schedule